"I just felt the nerves a lot more than usual. In Australia I feel a lot more pressure than when I'm overseas and I'm the underdog and can work my way up the field. Here in Australia I feel like people are chasing me and that's when the nerves kick in, so it's something I've got to learn to deal with."

And comeback divers Melissa Wu and Rachel Bugg teamed up to win a tightly contested gold in the 10-metre synchro, with Barcelona finalists Emily Boyd and Lara Tarvit finishing second.

Wu wins Platform

Beijing silver medallist Melissa Wu has made a triumphant return to the 10m platform, winning the final at the Australian diving championships in Sydney.

Wu sat out most of this year with a back injury, missing the Barcelona World Championships.

"It still gives me grief, its been a bit sore over the last could of days, I think it's from the training this week and the extra sessions in the water and on ten metre this week," Wu said.